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AZO · Autozone Inc · Short Interest

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Market Cap
$53.52B
Shares
16.09M
Volume · Nov 4 184.38K Avg daily vol (3M) 271.44K

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

AZO Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 576,443 AZO shares sold short as of the October 15, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 46,928 shares. Days to cover was 2.92 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent splits of this listing

AZO Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 578,797 shares sold short for the October 30, 2026 settlement, +0.4% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 491,992 to 670,483 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through October 30, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected November 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Oct 30 short interest

as of Oct 30 Low confidence 57% chance it falls
578,797 +0.4% vs reported
Likely range 491,992 to 670,483 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Nov 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
57/100
Short interest 3.6% of shares — P61 Days to cover 2.9 — P45 Price vs VWAP +12.3% — P91 Short-volume trend -9.7% — P18 Short interest change +8.9% — P75 Worst FTD 0.02% of shares — P58

Positioning score 57.0 + catalyst boost 0 (total capped at 100). This is a screening index, not a probability of a squeeze.

Method and coverage limits

Factor percentiles compare eligible primary operating-company stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-10-15). The weighted mean uses short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, and fails-to-deliver 10%. Missing factors redistribute their weight; incomplete coverage is not evidence of low risk. Price, volume, and earnings boosts add 10 each, capped at 20.

Shares outstanding are not free float. Borrow fees, utilization, lendable supply, recalls, and dealer inventory are not measured. Short-sale volume does not measure the change in open shorts; fails to deliver are not a borrow-cost measurement; price vs VWAP does not establish short sellers' entry prices. Earnings can move prices in either direction.

The weights are judgment-based, not calibrated to future squeeze outcomes. The separate options assessment below does not change this universe ranking.

Options positioning & squeeze sensitivity

Nearest expiration after today within 30 calendar days; same-day expirations and later maturities are excluded.

Open interest is incomplete, stale, or dated inconsistently; positioning totals are unavailable.

Open interest has both a buyer and a seller; it does not reveal dealer hedge direction. Gross gamma sums both calls and puts without netting and uses a local 1% price-change approximation. It measures sensitivity, not predicted buying or a squeeze probability.

Assessment prepared 2026-11-05 04:02 UTC. Options model values may come from a cached snapshot; their original computation time is not supplied. Open interest has its own effective date.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-11-13 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Nov 24
— — — —
2026-10-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Nov 10
— — — —
2026-10-15 576,443 529,515 +46,928 2.92
2026-09-30 529,515 496,329 +33,186 1.09
2026-09-15 496,329 434,741 +61,588 1.51
2026-08-31 434,741 409,917 +24,824 1.55
2026-08-14 409,917 432,888 -22,971 2.38
2026-07-31 432,888 494,460 -61,572 3.04
2026-07-15 494,460 496,299 -1,839 1.93
2026-06-30 496,299 476,013 +20,286 1.00
2026-06-15 476,013 427,500 +48,513 1.45
2026-05-29 427,500 373,445 +54,055 1.07
2026-05-15 373,445 344,935 +28,510 1.42
2026-04-30 344,935 343,407 +1,528 1.35
2026-04-15 343,407 300,033 +43,374 2.34
2026-03-31 300,033 326,130 -26,097 2.14
2026-03-13 326,130 297,408 +28,722 2.03
2026-02-27 297,408 320,640 -23,232 2.27
2026-02-13 320,640 342,974 -22,334 2.28
2026-01-30 342,974 272,544 +70,430 1.84
2026-01-15 272,544 264,179 +8,365 1.37
2025-12-31 264,179 317,632 -53,453 1.68
2025-12-15 317,632 300,940 +16,692 1.64
2025-11-28 300,940 294,568 +6,372 2.86
2025-11-14 294,568 269,699 +24,869 2.21

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